MLB Schedule - 7/1 White Sox at Orioles - 11:35Rangers at Guardians - 12:10Tigers at Yankees - 12:35Nationals at Red Sox - 12:35Padres at Cubs - 1:20Mets at Blue Jays - 2:07Pirates at Phillies - 5:40Cardinals at Braves - 6:15Rays at Royals - 6:40Reds at Brewers - 7:00Twins at Astros - 7:10Marlins at Rockies - 7:40Dodgers at Athletics - 8:40Giants at Diamondbacks - 8:40

1859 – Amherst defeats Williams 66-32 in the first-ever intercollegiate baseball game. 1904 – The Olympic Games open in St. Louis. They are the first Olympics held in the United States. 1910 – Comiskey Park opens on the South Side of Chicago, with the St. Louis Browns defeating the White Sox 2-0. 1916 – At 42 years and four months old, Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop…

1934 – Detroit radio executive George Richards buys the NFL’s Portsmouth Spartans for $8,000, moves the team to Detroit, and renames them the Lions. 1962 – Dodgers pitcher Sandy Koufax throws his first of four career no-hitters, shutting down the Mets. 1965 – The NFL grants a franchise to Atlanta. Rankin Smith, Jr. an insurance executive, buys the team for a then-record $8.5 million.…

1897 – The Chicago Colts, who would eventually become the Cubs, set an MLB record for most runs scored in a single game by a team as they beat the Louisville Cardinals 36-7. 1941 – Joe DiMaggio extends his hitting streak to 41 games, breaking the record set by George Sisler in 1922. 1958 – Brazil defeats Sweden 5-2 in the World Cup Final.…

1939 – The Yankees hit a combined 13 home runs in a doubleheader sweep of the A’s, with scores of 23-2 and 10-0. 1958 – American swimmer Nancy Ramey sets a world record in the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 1:09.6. 1971 – With an 8-0 ruling, the US Supreme Court overturns the draft evasion conviction of Muhammad Ali. 1973 – The Black…

1939 – The Brooklyn Dodgers and the Boston Bees play to a 2-2 tie after 23 innings and 5 hours and 15 minutes of game time. 1979 – Muhammad Ali reiterates to the media that his third announced retirement is final. It isn’t. 1980 – Dodgers pitcher Jerry Reuss throws a no-hitter against the Giants. 1986 – Robby Thompson of the San Francisco Giants…

1819 – Abner Doubleday, the man largely credited with inventing baseball, is born. 1916 – The White Sox and Indians play in a game where the players had numbers on their sleeves, making it the first game that players were identified by numbers. 1944 – The New York Giants, Brooklyn Dodgers, and New York Yankees play against each other in a six inning game…

1903 – Boston Beaneater pitcher Wiley Piatt becomes the only pitcher in the 20th century to lose two complete games in one day, dropping both games to Pittsburgh 1-0 and 5-3. 1918 – Babe Ruth becomes the second player in American League History to hit a home run in four consecutive games. 1926 – Bobby Jones is the first amateur golfer since 1897 to…

1882 – Richard Higham becomes the only umpire to be banished from baseball after it is discovered he was part of fixing games. 1922 – The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League. 1922 – The Chicago Staleys change their name to the Chicago Bears. 1936 – Joe DiMaggio is the fifth player in MLB history to hit two home runs…

1917 – After Babe Ruth is ejected for throwing a pitch at an umpire, Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore enters the game and retires all 26 hitters that he faced in a win over the Washington Senators. It is ruled as a combined no-hitter. 1922 – Johnny Weissmuller breaks his own world records in the 300, 400, 440, and 500 meters at a swim…